head to head
vs
Batman: Arkham CityvsGolden Axe III
Batman: Arkham City leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Golden Axe III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Batman: Arkham CityGolden Axe III
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Golden Axe III leans harder on execution: Spacing, crowd control and attack timing carry every fight
Reads1 vs 0
Batman: Arkham City leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted, not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.